Elisabeth Canisius is a Pediatrician currently working for MSF in Zinder, in Southeastern Niger.

She completed her medical studies and residency in Pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, after having finished a Masters in Social Work at McGill University in Montreal.

She has worked as a Pediatrician in the area of General Pediatrics as well as in Child Maltreatment at McMaster Children’s Hospital.

She has experience working overseas in Haiti, Uganda and Rwanda. This is her first mission with MSF.